Sahih Al-Bukhari — Hadith #6260
Hadith #6260
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ بْنَ حَرْبٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ هِرَقْلَ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَكَانُوا تِجَارًا بِالشَّأْمِ، فَأَتَوْهُ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِكِتَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُرِئَ فَإِذَا فِيهِ
" بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ إِلَى هِرَقْلَ عَظِيمِ الرُّومِ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَى مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدَى، أَمَّا بَعْدُ ".
that Heraclius had sent for him to come along with a group of the Quraish who were trading in Sha'm,
and they came to him. Then Abu Sufyan mentioned the whole narration and said, "Heraclius asked for
the letter of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . When the letter was read, its contents were as follows: 'In the name of
Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. From Muhammad, Allah's slave and His Apostle to Heraclius, the
Chief of Byzantines: Peace be upon him who follows the right path (guidance)! Amma ba'du (to
proceed )...' (See Hadith No 6, Vol 1 for details)
Narrated by
Abu Sufyan bin Harb (RA)
Source
Sahih Al-Bukhari # 79/6260
Grade
Sahih
Category
Chapter 79: Asking Permission